How do you use "nearby" in a sentence?

Is there a pharmacy nearby? We had lunch at a nearby restaurant. The children were playing nearby while their parents watched.

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Q: What does "nearby" mean?

Close by; not far away Nearby functions as both an adjective and an adverb, describing something that is close in distance. As an adjective, it modifies nouns (a nearby shop). As an adverb, it describes location (he lives nearby). It suggests convenient proximity without specifying exact distance.

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의미: Close by; not far away

附近的，在附近

cercano, cerca, próximo

近くの、近くに

근처의, 가까이에

Nearby functions as both an adjective and an adverb, describing something that is close in distance. As an adjective, it modifies nouns (a nearby shop). As an adverb, it describes location (he lives nearby). It suggests convenient proximity without specifying exact distance.

nearby既可作形容词又可作副词，描述距离近的事物。作为形容词，它修饰名词（附近的商店）。作为副词，它描述位置（他住在附近）。它暗示方便的接近程度，但不指定确切距离。

Nearby funciona como adjetivo y adverbio, describiendo algo que está cerca en distancia. Como adjetivo, modifica sustantivos (una tienda cercana). Como adverbio, describe ubicación (él vive cerca). Sugiere proximidad conveniente sin especificar la distancia exacta.

nearbyは形容詞と副詞の両方として機能し、距離が近いものを表します。形容詞としては名詞を修飾します（nearby shop）。副詞としては場所を表します（he lives nearby）。正確な距離を指定せずに便利な近さを示唆します。

Nearby는 형용사와 부사 두 가지 기능을 하며, 거리상 가까운 것을 묘사합니다. 형용사로는 명사를 수식하고(a nearby shop), 부사로는 위치를 나타냅니다(he lives nearby). 정확한 거리를 명시하지 않으면서 편리한 근접성을 나타냅니다.

예문

Is there a pharmacy nearby?
附近有药店吗？
¿Hay una farmacia cerca?
近くに薬局はありますか？
근처에 약국이 있나요?
We had lunch at a nearby restaurant.
我们在附近的餐厅吃了午餐。
Almorzamos en un restaurante cercano.
近くのレストランで昼食を取りました。
근처 식당에서 점심을 먹었습니다.
The children were playing nearby while their parents watched.
孩子们在附近玩耍，父母在一旁看着。
Los niños jugaban cerca mientras sus padres los vigilaban.
親が見守る中、子供たちは近くで遊んでいました。
부모가 지켜보는 가운데 아이들은 근처에서 놀고 있었습니다.

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사용 가이드

맥락: general

어조: neutral

기원과 역사

Compound of 'near' + 'by'. 'Near' comes from Old Norse 'naer' meaning 'closer', comparative of 'na' (nigh). 'By' comes from Old English 'bi' meaning 'beside'. First recorded as an adjective in the 1560s.

문화적 배경

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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